Using Online Platforms to Fund and Finance Your Film | The Business | SAG-AFTRA Foundation
GoFundMe, Seed&Spark and Slated explain how creators actually raise money: audience building first, a 30 day sprint,...
Money Videos for Actors
16 videosGetting paid, chasing what you are owed, and the bookkeeping side of running a career as a business.
Become a Multi-Hyphenate and Create Your Own Work | The Business | SAG-AFTRA Foundation
Three actors who now write, direct and produce on how they got there: calling card shorts, hundreds of money asks, the...
2026 Shorts Showcase: Creators & Cast Panel | Los Angeles, Night 2
The LA Night 2 shorts showcase filmmakers on writing yourself a role, cutting pages at lunch, trusting your casting...
2026 Shorts Showcase: Creators & Cast Panel | New York, Night 2
Actors, a composer and a producer from the New York Night 2 shorts showcase on crowdfunding live, the SAG micro-budget...
2026 Shorts Showcase: Creators & Cast Panel | Los Angeles, Night 1
The LA Night 1 shorts showcase filmmakers on casting outside the system, the myth that disabled actors cost more,...
Best Microphone For Self-Tapes? Don't Waste Your Money!
Ross from Act On This tests four microphones on the same self-tape script, and the most expensive one is not the one he...
CON-ventional Wisdom: Conventions as an Income Stream | The Business | SAG-AFTRA Foundation
Five convention veterans on booking agents, table setup, autograph pricing, self-promotion and what to say to the fan...
Financial Stability for Actors
A day job is not a failure of commitment, desperation ruins auditions, and a rep who asks you for money is the reddest...
Do acting showcases work?
Why a coach who could sell showcases does not run them, who they still work for, and what to do with the money and the...
How to Get started in Audiobook Narration (with an award winning narrator)
An award-winning narrator on the gear, demo format, publisher outreach and income behind a full-time audiobook career.
[CONTENT] A17 - Steven Nash - How to Find a Great Manager (Success Summit 2013)
Talent manager Steven Nash on what managers actually do, commission rates, deal terms, and when an actor is ready to...
5 Actors With Other Jobs
Five recognizable working actors, from William H. Macy to Nikki Blonsky, and the second careers they keep going...
Are you on the right casting website?
How to work out whether the casting sites you pay for are the right ones for your goals, the work you accept and your...
SelfSubmitU: Who Are We?
How a paid service handles an actor's daily submissions, filters roles to your rules, and how it differs from an agent...
Actors Return On Investment from Casting Sites
How to work out whether a casting site subscription is paying off, using submissions, auditions and a simple percentage.